'First pray for the gift of tears, so that through sorrowing you may tame what is savage in your soul. And having confessed
your transgressions to the Lord, you will obtain forgiveness from Him' (Evagrius of Pontus, On Prayer, 5).

Stella Maris Gift of Tears Retreats

What is the Stella Maris Gift of Tears Retreat?

A grief
retreat is a chance to renew, not just escape.

One of the greatest difficulties of grieving is that even though death
happens, life does not stop.

Bills
still need to be paid, kids still go to school, If we are lucky, we may be able to take a little time off to take a breath.

Grief
forces us to change our lives, and ourselves. Taking time to reevaluate, pray, and truly comprehend what has happened
is a vital part of this process.

A retreat is an opportunity to
completely immerse yourself in healing with no distraction, in a relaxing, supportive and positively charged atmosphere with
others who are in different stages of grief themselves. Obviously,the longer retreats are more intensive and productive to
start you in your healing process, but one day can be enough to kickstart you on the road to healing.

Our "by the sea" grief retreats offer not just an escape from the pain, but actual healing
from grief. When we begin healing, we can live again.